this is just another lie. >> reporter: like everywhere else his hometown is abuzz. >> i still love him, i guess, out of heart, but i think it's really shady that he kept this from us for so long. >> reporter: after adamantly denying doping accusations for years it could be too little too late, especially for those who spoke out against armstrong. >> the next step is going testifying in front of usada and the world anti-doping association and doing the right thing. >> this is a guy who used to be my friend who decimated me. he could have come clean! >> reporter: so why now? >> because he likes risk. because he ultimately likes taking a big chance and because he feels he's big enough to pull it off. the no. 1 thing that lance armstrong has to do if he hopes to get back in the public eye and have any credibility is come completely clean, be totally remorseful, absolutely apologetic. >> reporter: in washington i'm tory dunnan. >> we should note lance armstrong has been stripped of

an olympic bronze medal and all seven tour de france titles. the second part of armstrong's interview with oprah airs tonight. now our continuing coverage on the debate over guns and another high profile move toward much more sweeping gun control, this time in maryland where today the governor laid out the details of his plan for new restrictions in the wake of the newtown tragedy. scott broom is live in frederick, maryland, to tell us more tonight. scott? >> reporter: well, i came to this gun store in frederick county just to see what their reaction was and believe me, folks are angry and nervous when you talk about sweeping new changes to the gun control laws like the governor of maryland martin o'malley did today. here at the store the run on guns continues. the target of governor o'malley's initiative so-called assault style weapons, the high capacity magazines that feed bullets into them and handguns. >> we did not have to resign ourselves to the way things have always been.

>> reporter: the o'malley plan calls for a state ban on assault weapons similar to the federal ban that expired in 2004 restricting the size of magazines to 10 bullets or less, prohibiting gun sales to people under 21. additionally o'malley proposes gun licensing with renewal every five years which would include fingerprinting and a mandatory gun safety class requirement. rifles and shotguns used by sportsmen would be exempted. >> if you have to get a license to drive a car on the streets or a motorcycle on the streets, i think most marylanders, democrats, republicans and independents, agree that you should have to be licensed in order to operate a firearm. >> reporter: o'malley's plan proposes expansion of reporting of mental health problems and it would give schools $25 million to spend on security measures like cameras, door locks and shatter proof glass. so that was a long list that i just ticked off for you. the governor calls this his top

legislative priority for this year. it's the first thing on his agenda. so we've heard his side of it. when i come back at 6:00, we'll get a lot deeper into this and talk to gun owners and supporters of second amendment rights to see what their reactions are. reporting live in frederick county, scott broom, wusa9.com. montgomery county police are looking for a man caught on camera attacking and robbing an elderly woman outside a supermarket. this is video from outside the safeway store on outlet a drive in the briggs chaney section of silver spring. the man approached the woman from behind, threw her to the ground and robbed her. then he took off. the woman there was treated on the scene for minor injuries. the bloody standoff between militants who took over a desert natural gas plant and the algerian army is in its third day. it's reported 12 hostages have been killed in the operation to

free them and sources say at least one of the dead is american. tara mergener is at the white house where u.s. officials are still working to get a clear picture of what's going on on the ground. >> reporter: these former hostages are grateful algerian forces helped them escape their militant captors. >> i think they did a fantastic job, was very impressed with the algerian army. >> reporter: there is still confuse about who has made it out of the remote natural gas complex and who is missing. one u.s. official tells cbs news the fighting is over. one american is dead and nine others are safe. the state department said friday afternoon there were still american hostages. the al-qaeda linked group behind the attack offered to swap two americans for two terror suspects in u.s. custody. >> let's not forget this is an act of terror. the perpetrators are the terrorists. >> reporter: the terrorist group said it stormed the compound in retaliation for

french airstrikes against militant fighters in neighboring mali, but some u.s. officials say the elaborate attack would have required a lot of planning. former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. security council stuart holliday says western oil and gas company should prepare for more of these attacks. >> they've got to invest heavily in security and protecting their people, but that goes with the territory. a lot of the natural resource extraction happens in tough neighborhoods. >> reporter: the obama administration offered its assistance in the rescue operation, but the algerian military refused the help. tara mergener for cbs news, the state department. >> france is confirming one of its citizens is among the dead. he was a former soldier working security at the site. the presidential inaugural committee announced some major new acts that will perform at the official balls at the washington convention center. among the big names we got alicia keys, brad paisley,

jennifer hudson and andrea mccarren got a behind the scenes look at preparations at one of the key venues in town. >> reporter: a herd of international media toured the convention center as workers transformed it into the backdrop for one of the world's largest parties. >> this is really a celebration of the american people and our country and an opportunity to show the world what a great nation we are and how our inaugurals are such great part of our democracy. >> reporter: three major events will be held at the convention center, the kids inaugural concert, commander in chief ball and official inaugural ball. the commander in chief's ball has been around since 2005 and allows enlisted members of the military to celebrate the inauguration with their president. >> don't ask don't tell is no longer. so they can bring whoever they love. >> reporter: this year's event has an unprecedented guest list. >> this is the first commander in chief ball where members of the military can come and bring their same sex partner to the

inaugural ball as their guest. >> reporter: as the inaugural excitement builds, the race is on for presidential souvenirs, but unlike four years ago buyers are not willing to pay any price. >> i'm looking to buy something that's on sale whether it's the president or wal-mart. i'm always looking for a good say. >> reporter: in washington, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> heck, we're all looking for a good sale. you need to get your pass early is advice from metro if you're headed to the inauguration. special one day commemorative smartrip passes featuring a picture of president obama will go on sale this weekend. they are 15 bucks. tomorrow you can get them at metro center and anacostia station. sunday those passes will be available at nine metro stations all over town. the inauguration will be packed with hundreds of thousands of people and if you're a parent of a small child you know they could be lost in a crowd in an instant. surae chinn is live from the national mall to tell you how to keep your family together on

the big day and it is a mammoth task, isn't it? >> reporter: well, it is. it's the worst feel, right? but parents, listen up. if you watch this story and take a few minutes to do prep work, you can avoid losing your children and know what to do if you get separated. >> it's just instant panic. >> reporter: moms and dads, you know that feeling when you lose sight of your child. >> you freak out. you don't know where they are and you automatically assume the worst. >> reporter: multiply that by hundreds of thousands of people on inauguration which will include monique west and her son. >> i always have my child beside me. >> reporter: it was a big problem four years ago, so have a plan. do what this family from la plata does, hold hands in big crowds. pick out ahead of time a spot in case you get separated. >> see that sign, department of energy, right? you see that building? >> yeah. >> you see that arch? >> okay. so this is where we're going to

meet if for any reason anybody gets separated. >> reporter: but superbakeup plan. >> if you can't -- but have a back upplan. >> if you can't get back here or get disoriented, find a cop. tell them you're lost. tell them your. in. >> reporter: and also wear the same bright clothes and if available, have an extra cell phone so each member police say have a card with pertinent information of name, address and phone number of someone off site that is local. make sure your children have one. >> put a gps on them. >> reporter: they have those, too. gps locators. if you can't get the big version time for the big day, you could get a real one. >> i do not like those autism. >> reporter: some parents recess the leash, but every --

those at all. >> reporter: some parents resist the leash, but every station has one. the u.s. park police will have a reunification site at 12th and madison. remember that, 12th and madison and northwest and everything you need to know on inauguration day, just text inauguration to 888-777-3877. surae chinn, wusa9. >> just a little bit of prep can be really helpful. thanks for sharing that great information. werth you're going to the inauguration or will be home -- whether you're going to the inauguration or will be home, we have got you home. join us at 11:30 sunday morning for live coverage of the official swearing in. then monday is the big day from the inauguration ceremony to the parade and the balls, our coverage starts at 4 a.m. and goes until 7:30 that night. then we'll be back from 11:00 till midnight. we'll also stream live coverage on the wusa9 app so you can

watch from your tv, phone or your ipad. a health alert about the advancing and spreading flu. new numbers from the federal government show the flu outbreak is moving west and the death toll continues to rise. >> reporter: health officials in montgomery county added two more vaccine clinics today to help protect residents during this severe and busy flu season. today's visits were by appointment only. >> we have enough doses to meet all of the appointments and the clients that we had scheduled to serve. >> reporter: the nationwide flu outbreak still hasn't peaked. the centers for disease control now says 48 states are reporting widespread flu activity up from 47 last week. california was just added to the least. >> i've been talking to my colleagues there. they're seeing an increase in the number of people coming to emergency rooms. >> reporter: the past two flu seasons in california have been fairly mild.

this year is expected to be worse. bob pierson just got his flu shot today. >> i always get one and i got a new grandchild that i want to make sure i've been vaccinated so i don't bring anything into the house. >> reporter: drugmakers produced about 135 million doses of the flu vaccine this year. there are less than 7 million left. >> some of the health departments and hospitals are organizing larger vaccination clinics to make it easy and quick, but even there some people will have some difficulty in finding vaccines. >> reporter: in the d.c. metro area officials say they're doing everything they can to make shots available to anyone who want one. >> we are going to have one more clinic that will be next week. that the point we'll evaluate how many doses we have left. anything that we can do to help the community access those doses we're happy to do. >> here's another sad statistic. across the nation nine more children died from the flu last week bringing this season's

total to 29 so far. the cdc does not track adult depths week to week but estimates the flu -- deaths week to week but estimates the flu kims about 24,000 people every -- kills about 24,000 people every year. >> let me show you temperatures. if you're headed out tonight, dress warmly. we're talking temps in the 30s. you'll be surprised what the wind chills will be. we'll talk about that and just how cold this arctic air will be next weekend. >> but up next before and after the white house unveiling president obama's new portrait as he prime ministers to move from one term

the white house has just released a new official portrait of president obama as he gets ready to embark on his second term. it shows a smiling president standing in the oval office.

the first official portrait also taken by sousa featured a more serious looking president, a little less gray, too taken a few days before he was inaugurated in 2009. just in time for her husband's inauguration first lady michelle obama celebrated her 49th birthday with dinner and a new do. so far the sleek page boy with bangs is getting rave reviews, wow. the first lady, president obama and friends celebrated her birthday at cafe milano in georgetown. she also launched her own twitter handle at flotus. what we can expect from the white house the next four years will be the lead topics on this sunday's face the nation. joining us live as always here in washington is host bob schieffer. good to see you, bob. >> hey, how are you, lesli? i'm going to tell you a little secret. this is going to be my 13th

inaugural. i came to the inauguration for lyndon johnson in 1964. i came with my mom. >> wow. >> next one was four years later, 1968 and that was the inauguration of richard nixon and i've covered every one of them since. >> bob, that's why we love talking to you around this time. we know it's exciting for you. it's exciting for the nation when a president takes the oath of office, but i guess if the past few weeks are any indication, president obama's second term is going to be just as challenging as the first, if not more. >> no question about that and a whole lot of what we're going to hear in the beginning is a whole lot of what we heard as last year came to a halt. the arguments over the nation's finances, the arguments we heard during the fiscal cliff, just get ready for verse 2 of the chorus of that story. it's far from done. we can also expect to hear a lot about guns and what we do about that issue.

so there are a lot of people right now who are not as excited as they often when are you begin another term -- often are when you begin another term because of the awful things that happened in connecticut and the fiscal cliff arguments really kind of took the fun out of a lot of things. so this is not the most exciting lead-up to an inauguration i can remember, but once the day comes, it will still be an exciting and wonderful time nonetheless. >> it will be america's party the second time around for the president. we know you're going to have great show this weekend and we will be watching you on sunday, bob. thank you. >> thanks. the good news at the weather desk is though it will be frigidly cold monday and sunday, we will not be getting snowed on unlike the poor folks in great britain who are being hammered.

>> we have some video closer to home because we talked about the bull's eye being west virginia. this is lynchburg and roanoke. notice it's on the road because it snowed hard and fast enough to overcome this lack of cold air. it was about 33 when this snow hit yesterday. they had anywhere from 5 to 8 inches of snow. we talked about the bull's eye being charlottesville south and west. now, derek, we'll take you to london, all right? different story. we showed you snow in tokyo earlier in the week. now we're going to london. when it's warm somewhere, it's cold somewhere else and they're getting hammered and all the flights are having problems. that's pretty good snow for london actually. for us it's pretty quiet really. we're looking at our michael and son weather cam. we have clear skies, clear as a bell, really a nice fresh air mass, 37 officially. check out the dew point. the dew point is in the single digits. it's time to think about humidifying, adding moisture to

your home, maybe putting a humidifier in some of the kids' rooms and think about your skin because it will really chafe the next few days. winds are calm but have been gusty up to 30 miles per hour earlier. in fact, most of the winds now are still gusting 10 to 20 out toward cumberland, oakland and back into the orange county area. for the most part they'll stay breezy and switch directions and become southwesterly tomorrow and sunday. that's ahead of the next big front. 37 is what it feels like outside, 32 is what it feels like in gaithersburg, generally mid- to upper 30s leesburg, manassas out toward middleburg and down toward tappahannock 34. breezy and colder, dress for the teens late tonight. it is friday night, after all. nice weekend ahead especially by january standards. put things in perspective. deep freeze next week, possibly the coldest air in the last two

years. inauguration forecast in the 30s, breezy and cold, snow flurries possible late, winds northwesterly at 10 to 15. so for tonight 22 to 32, clear skies, breezy, colder, wind chills in the teens late, winds southwest 10 to 15, lows 25 bethesda, rockville, maybe 29 in sterling, 23 in fairfax and 25 in woodbridge, about 24 or 25 out toward bowie of college park, a cold night. morning bright, 20s and 30s, mostly sunny. grab junior glasses, winds southwest 10 to 20 -- your sunglasses, winds southwest 10 to 20. afternoon a really nice day, sunshine, upper 40s, partly cloudy, breezy, not as cold, winds southwest 10 to 20. next three days 9 weather alerts green, upper 40s saturday and sunday and mid-30s on monday. bundle up. that's just a harbinger of the coldest air in two years. we'll talk about that coming

up. monday mid-30s, in the 20s for tuesday and wednesday. i tell you what. tuesday night you could see temperatures in the single digits in the burbs. we're also looking at the 20s wednesday, 30s on thursday and you snow lovers might think oh, we have cold air, so maybe we'll get some snow. nope. going to warm up and rain, 52 on friday. i mean really. >> sorry. >> yeah. it's kind of sad. >> we'll be loving that 34 on monday instead of the 24 on tuesday. >> i was going to say we'll take those 10 degrees. so who is the daddy? coming up a new report identifies one of jodie foster's leading men as the father of her two children. >> but up next new details surrounding the saga of that notre dame football star who said he had a girl friend who ne

man, oh, man, this thing just keeps on growing and changing, new developments in the manti te'o fake online girl friend story. now espn is reporting the man originally linked to pulling the hoax on the notre dame football star admitted to a friend he staged the whole thing, but even if that's true an associated press review of

news coverage found that te'o mentioned his girl friend in at least two interviews even after the school says he found out that she was not real. te'o has yet to publicly comment on the hoax. the associated press reports grammy winner alicia keys will sing the national anthem before super bowl xlvii. the official announcement hasn't been made, but if that's true, keys would follow in the footsteps such as arete franklin, mariah carey -- such as aretha franklin, mariah carey and whitney houston. the super bowl takes place sunday, february 3rd in new orleans. you can watch is right here on wusa9. hollywood is buzzing with speculation mel gibson is the biological father of jodie foster's two sons. foster thanked the lethal weapon star during sunday's golden globe show. gibson sat at her table along with foster's 14 and 12-year-

old boy. if he is the dad, it could help explain her fierce loyalty to gibson. hollywood shunned him over some antisemitic remarks he made and the abusive treatment of his former russian girl friend. foster reportedly told her boys she will reveal to them who their father is when they turn 21. coming up in tonight's food alert russ ptacek finding a spice that looks a bit like rat droppings. >> and right around the corner some real rat droppings, a store owner said it fell off a piece of equipment, not my fault. >> also ahead the future of shopping, how retailers want to make your phone or tablet part of your in-store experience. >> i'll have the story about a boy who was killed by a soccer goal falling on him and what his parents are now doing to try to make sure it doesn't

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five years after 10-year- old hayden elliott of virginia died when a soccer goal fell on him the legislature may finally pass new safety measures. his parents are behind this and they're calling it hayden's goal. peggy fox is here with more on this family's courageous story. what a loss. >> yeah. his parents were actually on the sideline watching their son's game when the goal fell on him. now the father is a nurse and he ran to their son's side and fried to save him, but he was already gone -- tried to save him, but he was already gone.

now they're trying to make sure it doesn't happen to anybody else's child. >> nobody should ever have to experience something so senseless happening in their family when it could be so easily prevented. >> reporter: the last place mary and greg elliott saw their 10-year-old son hayden alive was here on the soccer field. he was the goalie on a travel team and had just saved a goal and kicked the ball downfield. everybody was looking the other way when this goal fell on top of hayden and killed him. >> i especially have been around soccer my entire life and had no idea those things could even tip over, just didn't even know. >> we still don't know how or why the goal tipped over on our son. >> reporter: the consumer product safety commission reported more than 20 deaths from movable goals when it issued soccer goal safety guidelines back in 1995. it recommended securing them with ground anchors or sandbags. the goal that killed hayden in

2007 was not anchored at all. >> they can weigh upwards of 400 pounds and it only takes 22 pounds of pressure to knock one over. we just kind of have our blind faith in these organizations that our kids are safe, that they know what they're doing. >> reporter: the tragedy convinced the elliotts there needed to be a new law. thursday mary spoke to lawmakers in richmond about the movable soccer goal safety act that would require organizations that own or control movable soccer goals to establish a goal safety and educational program. it would also ban movable soccer goals that are not tip resistant. >> everybody needs to be aware of the danger and that's the problem is people are just not aware of this danger. >> reporter: now this law would only ban the sale and manufacture of nontip resistant goals in virginia. now she spoke to a senate subcommittee yesterday, mary elliott did, and they moved it forward to the senate floor and

if they like it and pass it, it then goes to the house. if they pass it, i can't see the governor not signing it. >> but the ones that are already out there, those can stay. so parents need to look at these things, right? >> exactly. >> make sure they're anchored. >> they want a policy in place so that everybody pays attention and makes sure those goals are secure and anchored with a sandbag or whatever. >> did they sue over their son's death? >> yes, they did sue and they won. this is actually a law, the same law she's trying to get passed is actually a law in other states, but after his death in 2007 there were actually other children that died. so even the lawsuit didn't make a difference. she really wants to see this law passed. we'll stay on top of it and let you know. >> it's got to stop. thanks. now is the time you might want to put down your dinner fork because it is time for tonight's food alert. >> oh oh, it's russ ptacek. he went out searching high and low at some local food joints

and by joints we do mean joints. >> reporter: no hot water but with a twist. restaurants operating with no running water at all. i learned a little lesson. just because you see something that looks exactly like mice poop on the floor, it could be exotic spice, but keep looking a couple aisles over. you may find the real thing. at hot & juicy crawfish on connecticut avenue northwest customers had no idea of its closure for 10 violations. >> pretty gross. >> reporter: what did you have? >> crawfish. >> reporter: inspectors say they were operating with no hot water and no food safety manager. >> oh, my god, i'm going to vomit. >> reporter: the woman employees told me was the certified food manager acknowledged she hasn't taken the test and she couldn't answer basic food safety questions like what's the proper safe temperature for holding hot food? >> well, like 70? >> reporter: 140.

our thermometer showed they did have hot water when we were there recorded above the required 110 degrees. here in arlington cafe sazon got in trouble for the same thing as their neighbors across the street, el tutumaso. inspectors say there was a water main break. when they came out, these restaurants were both continuing to operate with no running water. the manager at el tutumaso on columbia pike says he hadn't realized the water was off. he showed us it is on and hot now. across the street at cafe sazon they wouldn't allow us into their kitchen but did show us in the bathroom the water now flows. at jerry's sub in clinton inspectors cited 22 violations.

right, yes, that's totally your ray. the manager asked us to leave -- your right. the manager asked us to leave and says he won't show us their kitchen. inspectors ordered jerry's closed citing a sewage backup on the kitchen floor, no hot water or soap at a hand sink and a dirty icemaker, dirty floors. inside malik grocers on holton lane in takoma park, the owner assured us what we found at first were actually kalongi spices, but that did not explain what we found in this corner. >> this is what i found here. this doesn't look like a seed to me. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: that's mouse feces. they did show me a copy of an exterminator visit since their closure for rodents, brought me into the area cleaned top to bottom and said those mouse droppings actually fell off a piece of equipment that just had missed the cleaning.

they all passed reinspections and had reopened prior to our visits. i'm investigative reporter russ ptacek, wusa9. >> okay. coming up a firefighter encounters an unexpected obstacle when he's trying to reach a child in an apartment window. >> but next police arrest a man suspected of throwing a woman on subway tracks. this is hard to watch. >> whoa. >> it's all caught on camera. >> don't forget we are always on at www.wusa9.com and the wusa9 app. so stick around. we'll see you in a minute. ñ??

a savage attack on a woman in a philadelphia subway station. we got to tell you some of these pictures are pretty disturbing. >> they really are. surveillance video shows the 23- year-old mom waiting for a train. when you see her there, she's viciously attacked. the suspect repeatedly punches the defenseless woman, grabs her by her ankles, drags her across the platform and throws her down on the subway tracks. the victim says she is still haunted by that attack. >> every time i tried to fight him back as much as i could and he grabbed me by my legs. the incident, it replays when i lay down.

>> i can imagine why. the victim climbed off the tracks suffering only bumps and bruises. the suspect was arrested yesterday. police identified him by the distinctive jacket he wore during the savage attack in the subway. in the country of russia the timing couldn't have been any worse for a firefighter during a rescue attempt. he's up on a ladder. you can see him in the video here when a large chunk of snow falls off the roof, smacks him in the face. he managed to hold on till a colleague comes along to help. meanwhile another firefighter gets up there and manages to rescue the child handed from the window. fortunately everybody gets out of there safe. the lesson i guess is clean that snow off the roof. the star may have moved on, but the legend of a big apple hotspot remains, how you can own a piece of studio 54 coming up. >> up next a full slate of consumer alerts including a recall, frequent flyer miles

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in tonight's consumer alert toyota just settled the first of what could be many wrongful death lawsuits. the legal cases are based on claims that the sudden

unintended acceleration of toyota vehicles cause injuries and death. the recent settlement involves a utah couple who died three years ago when their camry slammed into a wall. meanwhile honda issued a recall for 748,000 its vehicles. this affects 2009 to 2013 pilots and 2011 through 2013 odyssey minivans. there is a problem with the driver's side air bag. they may not have been assembled correctly which would impact how or if they deploy in a crash. honda will contact you by mail next month if your vehicle needs attention. those delta frequent flyer miles will not add up unless you spend at least $2,500 a year on tickets. that's some pretty big news and they announced it today to every category changes to its sky miles medallion program. so the higher the level, the more you have to spend to earn the reward.

delta says the new rules could butch some flyers down to a -- bump some flyers down to a lower level or out of the program altogether. this stuff starts to january by january 1st next year. researchers know you use your smartphone and tablet to hunt for products and sales, but they want to make that part of the experience in the actual brick and mortar store. here's a look into the future of shopping. jessica doyle has the score. >> reporter: touch screens are the trend in mobile phones and tablets and now researchers are finding uses for that same technology inside stores. >> what you're able to do from a clothing perspective is put together an outfit to see how everything looks together while you're right there in the store. so you might start with a particular shirt, match it with a particular pair of jeans. >> reporter: the national retail federation show in new york showcased a number of practical uses like this touch screen display for large appliance retailers. this highlights prices, features and more without the items physically being in the

store. this touch screen pepsi machine can give consumers nutritional details before they make a selection. >> they're really catering that demographic where they know that almost every person has smartphone and it's going to be part of the way you live your life. >> reporter: intel partnered with a number of major brands and says it's not just about the cool factor. it's about giving something extra to the consumer. >> that's one of the things we are working with retailers saying not just the technology problem to solve, but what's the business problem you want to solve and what's it do for the consumer? when you can add value to the consumer, that's the winning solution. >> jessica tells us getting this technology right could translate into big business. deloitte tells the wall street journal when a shopper takes out a smartphone in the store to research a product, there is a 72% chance that browsing will turn into a purchase and that is a 14% edge on people who don't use mobile devices. well, you've got consumer problems and we formed an

exciting new partnership all about helping you solve them. contact our wusa9 call for action team. you can file a complaint online 24 hours a day on our website www.wusa9.com. just click on the call for action link at the top of the page or call our hotline at 301- 652-4357. try as you might, that catchy jingle and the hand gestures just make it hard to avoid the knowledge subway does sell those $5, $5, $5-foot long sandwiches. now there's a question as to whether those sandwiches are all they're stacked up to be, this after an australian man posted a picture on the company's facebook page claiming these foot long sandwiches are really only lynch inches. that prompted a new york -- 11 inches. that prompted a new york newspaper to investigate which found out four out of the seven sandwiches it bought are not quite a foot long. subway says it's reinforcing

its policies and procedures in an effort to be more consistent because 11 inches of a fattening sandwich isn't enough for anybody. here's your chance to own an iconic piece of american history from new york studio 54 hitting the auction block. it's from the private collection of the nightclub co- founder steve robel. more than 1,000 items are on the block for auction including his ledger charting who was allowed in and who was out. >> rita coolidge, andy ross. this night must have been a blast. >> i still got relatives who are still in line in front of that place trying to get in. >> oh, my. that was a crazy, crazy place. they had more than just one good night there, that

september 24. that was every night. temperatures today back to average and really we're looking at a very nice weekend. you have to put that in january context. >> it was windy today. >> i can't win. let me show you where it snowed because it didn't snow downtown. we'll take you down to the south, i mean way south, tuscaloosa, alabama, uh-huh. they got a little snowball fight going on. is that kind of cool? >> that is kind of nice. never get snow. >> they got like 1/4-inch of snow there. >> they had about 2 inches of wet snow. it was perfect for snowball fighting because it was wet. let's take a live look outside. it is our michael and son weather cam. it's very nice. it's just cold out. it's clear. temperature 37, dew point 9, some kind of low humidity. you walk along the carpet, you can shock your family member tonight. winds are calm, pressure falling but still high, 30.51 inches of mercury. temperatures in the 30s, 32

reston now, 33 fairfax, also in springfield, 34 in college park and also over at andrews and down in waldorf. so we're looking at breezy conditions tonight, colder. dress for the teens and 20s if you're out late. it is friday night. nice weekend ahead and then a deep freeze next week. we're talking a deep freeze, an arctic blast next week. just how cold? well, the last time we held in the 20s, my crack weather staff got this together, was back in december of 2010. national topped out at 27. in late january, 2011 dulles held to 29. we'll hold in the 20s tuesday and wednesday, so in some respects the coldest air in a little over two years. tonight 22 to 32, clear skies, breezy, winds southwest 10 to 15. lows tonight 29 in sterling, 23 maybe in fairfax, maybe more

like 24, 24 springfield and 27 or so in college park. next three days we'll keep our 9 weather alerts green, really a great weekend. upper 40s both days with sunshine, maybe a few clouds sunday, not a big deal. bundle up for inauguration. temperatures will hold in the mid-30s, breezy. dress for the 20s and maybe a flurry. neck seven days check this out. -- next seven days check this out. mid-20s tuesday and wednesday. check your car battery now. if you have problems with plumbing, leave your cabinets open. 36 thursday and what do you know? we warm up, it rains again next friday. >> thank you, top. juvenile detention and a sports team, it's not often a combination you think of. >> but it does exist and what the teams are doing and who they're playing may well surprise you. >> dave owens joins us with details of a program aimed at

getting at risk kids back on track. >> you're about to visit a place where minors who have committed crimes are getting a second chance. now you're probably asking what does this have to do with high school sports? the answer is a lot. if you ask folks at new beginnings development center, they'll tell you they're on to something. >> reporter: the ball, the hoop, the dribbles like anywhere else, the mistakes these players have made, those might be a little different. >> you get the full gambit him. >> reporter: in some cases felonies. marcus ellis is part of an effort aimed at rescuing these youth. >> our kids are no different from orioles. they made bad decisions and they're -- others. they made bad decisions and they're here to rehabilitate themselves. why shouldn't they get the same shot to play as everyone else. >> reporter: each week the team competes against d.c. charter schools, a partnership allowing those who have done bad things an opportunity to do

something good. new beginnings says it's working and point to a 39% reduction in rearrest rates and a two grade boost in math and reading scores. >> when i first came down here, there were a couple people down here to help me get rid of that attitude. i'm still working on it, but they helped me get rid of it. >> reporter: here's a look inside the yard. we've got three houses to hold up to 60 beds and a new facade behind me, not what you'd have in mind when you think secure facility, but believe me, it is. >> when you're here, you're not leaving until your time comes. >> reporter: an all day regimen of school, vocal and special needs training and in this -- vocational and special needs training and in in case sports which are all home games with very little crowd, an exhaustive effort to help them make it. >> don't engage into the negativity. keep playing my sports. keep doing what i got to do in school so i can graduate and go to college. >> he wouldn't be the first to go to college. kids have graduated the program and gone on to the likes of

florida, a&m and udc. opposing coaches we spoke to say it's a teachable moment for their students. as for incidents during games, any fights, there hasn't been one in three years of the program. >> we want them to keep up the good works. hailing a cab can be a challenge when -- work. hailing a cab can be a challenge when you're short on cash, but d.c. is taking steps for more options. >> we'll meet one of the inaugural ball dance partners. >> inaugural dance celebrations feature a lot of pomp and circumstances and then, my friends, there are the cookies. find out

one perk for the big inauguration party, cookies and some revelers will get to delight in a winning chocolate chip cookie from the first lady's recipe cabinet and it all helps out a local nonprofit that's making a different in our community. that's nelson paws, executive pastry chef at the ritz carlson delighting in a chocolate chip cookie. >> it has white chocolate chips, milk and mint chocolate chips and a little bit of

walnuts. >> reporter: this chocolate chip cookie of the clear winner during a contest held last election season. there were two jars of cookies, one recipe from ann romney, the other to michelle obama handed out in the hotel lobby. >> the obama cookie won. >> the hard working students are grads from the hard working d.c. kitchen. >> they've served 25 million meals to this city's hungry and homeless, but d.c. central kitchen does a lot more. the students are part of a program which empowers people that are looking for a career in culinary arts and so the collaboration that we have with the ritz carlson allows them to get a -- ritz carlton allows them to get a taste of what it's like. >> reporter: on inauguration day guests will be treated with taken of cookies, a special ammenity for each hotel room, and